Guryan, Margo: Words And Music (2xCD)

Witness to revolutions in jazz and pop, Margo Guryan earned her place in the songwriting pantheon and then some. That she was largely unknown for decades is not the stuff of crushed dreams, but a result of her own choices and priorities.

From humble beginnings to the peaks of her 1968 baroque pop masterpiece Take a Picture and the collected Demos to the recent viral ubiquity of “Why Do I Cry”, Words And Music captures the entirety of Guryan’s career, featuring 16 previously unreleased recordings and a 32-page booklet telling the whole story.

1. If I Lose
   
2. You Promised
   
3. The Wise Man
   
4. The Morning After
   
5. Moon Ride
   
6. More Understanding Than a Man
   
7. More Understanding Than a Man (Instrumental)
   
8. There I Was
   
9. Kiss & Tell
   
10. Half-Way In Love
    
11. Goodbye July
    
12. Four Letter Words
    
13. Hurry On Home
    
14. I Ought To Stay Away From You
    
15. I Love
    
16. Under My Umbrella
    
17. I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You
18. Sunday Morning
    
19. Thoughts
    
20. Love Songs
    
21. Don’t Go Away
    
22. Take A Picture
    
23. Sun
    
24. What Can I Give You
    
25. Come To Me Slowly
26. The 8.17 Northbound Success Merry-Go-Round
    
27. Something’s Wrong With The Morning
    
28. Think Of Rain
    
29. Can You Tell
    
30. Someone I Know
    
31. Love
32. Why Do I Cry
    
33. Spanky And Our Gang
    
34. Most Of My Life
    
35. It’s Alright Now
    
36. Timothy Gone
    
37. The Hum
    
38. Please Believe Me
    
39. Yes I Am
40. I Think A Lot About You
    
41. I’d Like To See The Bad Guys Win
    
42. Values
    
43. California Shake
    
44. Hold Me Dancin’
    
45. Shine
    
46. Goodbye July